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Verb: approbate  'ap-ru`beyt
  1. Approve or sanction officially
     
  2. Accept (documents) as valid

Derived forms: approbated, approbates, approbating

See also: approbation, approval

Type of: accept, authorise [Brit], authorize, clear, pass

Antonym: reprobate

Encyclopedia: Approbate